A peek at the incredible lineup at the new Performing Arts Center at City Springs

STORY: H.M. Cauley

Arts and culture lovers looking for music, dance, outdoor movies, author lectures and other ways to be entertained need travel no farther than the new gem of Sandy Springs. The Performing Arts Center at City Springs opened in August, yet in the few months since then, it’s already established itself […]

WHY JAZZ BAND LEADER JOE GRANSDEN IS WILLING TO RISK EVEN BASIC LIP FUNCTION TO KEEP THE GENRE ALIVE

STORY: Neal Howard
PHOTOS: Sara Hanna

Roughly 10 years ago, when Joe Gransden met Kenny G at a party hosted by Clint Eastwood, there was instant chemistry. “We hit it off pretty good,” Gransden says of befriending the international sax superstar, who recently lent a tenor solo to the title […]

HOW ATLANTA’S “CRATE-DIGGING” MATRIARCH DJ, YVONNE MONET, MANAGES TO STAY ONE STEP AHEAD OF THE GAME

STORY: Neal Howard PHOTOS: Sara Hanna

You’d be hard-pressed to find a person beaming with more infectious, positive energy than DJ Yvonne Monet. Leaning over her Monday latte with a smile bright enough to blot out the sun, it’s abundantly clear that this five-foot-nothing former radio host and Detroit native hasn’t lost […]

SHINING THE SPOTLIGHT ON SIX PERFORMERS KEEPING ATLANTA AUDIENCES ENTERTAINED

STORY: Neal Howard
PHOTOS: Sara Hanna

What drives a performer to take the stage and entertain us? In a culture where accumulating fame and mining new “followers” is often coveted above more virtuous pursuits such as community service, it’s easy to misappropriate the intentions of those who would seek to make us laugh, dance or swoon. But as you’ll […]

IF YOU’RE GOING TO HURL A LATE-SHOW SONG REQUEST AT IVORIES TICKLER DANIEL DEAL, KEEP IT FUNKY

STORY: Neal Howard
PHOTOS: Sara Hanna

Whether you’re in the market for a well-priced home or a raucous night of drinks and live music by request, Daniel Deal has you covered. Since arriving in Atlanta with his wife and young daughter 18 months ago, the masterful piano player and Smyrna-area real estate […]

In the best possible sense, Lace Larrabee is something of a comedy aberration—raunchy yet refined, refreshingly antithetical, uber-talented and extremely easy on the eyes. But the 34-year-old Georgia native and fast-rising standup/actress/former pageant queen could just as feasibly have found herself rocking the cash register at Dairy Queen as rocking stages […]